CRAP GPA: Junior Transfer

Transfer Students
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<p>H.S - Top public high school in NYC suburbs
Around 3.2 GPA</p>

<p>College - Private Jesuit University ranked in the 60's
GPA - 3.72 (Due to a 2.5 GPA First semester freshman year :(!!!!! , Near 4.0 GPA for all following semesters; 4.0 GPA in 12 credit-hour summer session.)</p>

<p>Major: Either Biology or Sociology</p>

<p>SAT - 2,310
Math - 760
Verbal 780
Writing - 770</p>

<p>SAT II:
Biology: 780
Chemistry: 770
Math II - 750
U.S History - 730</p>

<p>College EC's: College Republicans Club, Wrote for the schools conservative leaning journal, Assisted w/ Research at chem. lab during summer. Helped out @ homeless shelter. Tutored underprivileged inner-city kids.</p>

<p>Awards: 3rd place in regional poetry contest last spring</p>

<p>RECS: Excellent-very good.</p>

<p>Reasons: Interested in Brown's Public policy program. Brown/Amherst's Open Curriculum. More Diversity, I lived in NY all my life and want to experience new places.</p>

<p>Chance at:
Brown:
Amherst:</p>

<p>Georgetown:
Dartmouth:
Emory:
Boston College:
Northwestern:
Rice:
Michigan-Ann Harbor:
Notre Dame</p>

<p>Note: Not a URM/If it makes a difference, i do not need/qualify financial aid.</p>

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<p>those will be tough to get into, I'm sure.</p>

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<p>im assuming you are a soph.? while hs gpa is of diminished importance for junior transfers, it is a factor nonetheless...for ulta competitive schools like brown and dartmouth, that could hurt...while most accepted xfers to the more competitive schools on your list probably have a cum. gpa a bit higher than yours, the upward trend should bode well for you...with single digit acceptance rates at schools like brown, amherst, and dartmouth, i don't think your ec's are going to be enough to really set you apart from the rest of the pack...those are big reaches, i think</p>

<p>for the other schools on your list however (bc, rice, northwestern, emory, etc) you should have a very good shot at getting in</p>